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Wal-Mart unveils “Great for You” Icon
When I moved to Boston, I noticed many differences in the environment, the culture, and the behaviors of those around me. I spent the first few months of my time in Boston in culture shock. Actually,...
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Fried Food is Still Not the Best Choice
Imagine a world in which you can eat fried food to your heart’s content and not have to worry about heart disease. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, bad news: it is too good to be true, even...
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Dessert for Breakfast?
Chocolate Covered Oreo photo by Allison If you read the latest headlines, you might be thinking eating dessert for breakfast is the way to go if you want to lose weight. But with a closer look into the...
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Want to Improve Your Overall Health?
If I asked you how many servings of fruits and vegetables you eat per day, what would your answer be? What about how many minutes of physical activity you get every week? You should be eating nine...
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Eat Your Vitamins (and minerals)
There is a new food trend on the horizon. Supplements are out and food is making its way back to the front of the pack. This news is music to my ears. According to research presented at the Institute...
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‘Natural’ versus ‘Organic’ and Genetically Modified Organisms: The Kashi Debate
My new post was published on Boston Magazine’s Hub Health page today and I think it’s too important not to share on my own blog! Maybe you have heard about the recent Kashi scandal. The company is...
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Added Sugar on the Food Label
Have you ever wondered how many grams of added sugar are in the food you’re eating? Would it change what you eat if you knew? A debate about this very idea, labeling added sugar on the Nutrition Facts...
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Salt Leaves the Table of Major Fast Food Chain
There’s been a lot of talk about the amount of sodium in the foods we eat. After the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans updated sodium recommendations, the chatter around the mineral has continued...
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From Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Apples – Allison’s Updates
I recently returned from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference in Philadelphia. Look for a recap soon! In the meantime, check out a few of my most recent articles on...
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How to Survive the Thanksgiving Buffet
The holidays are upon us, and one of the biggest eating occasions in the U.S. is next week. According to the Mayo Clinic, the average American eats about 4,000 calories on Thanksgiving Day. That’s...
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